BAM Announces Spring 2021 In-Person and Virtual Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2021
BAM today announced a new season—an ambitious mix of outdoor in-person programming and new virtual events—that is all about bringing live arts back to Brooklyn, and bringing Brooklyn’s creative spirit to the world. The season spans theater, dance, music, talks, visual arts, community events, and its annual gala.
Composer Christopher Cerrone Announces New Album On In A Circle Records
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2021
A follow-up to Cerrone's 2019 GRAMMY-nominated The Pieces that Fall to Earth, The Arching Path is a piano-driven, electro-acoustic album of chamber music featuring pianist Timo Andres, percussionist Ian Rosenbaum, soprano Lindsay Kesselman, and clarinetist Mingzhe Wang.
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents ANGELS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2021
Today, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig and Executive Director Chris Verdugo announced Angels—a virtual musical event in remembrance of those loved and lost to AIDS—streaming on Thursday, March 11 at 6 p.m. PST on SFGMC TV.
Saintseneca Share New Single 'All You've Got Is Everyone'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 3, 2021
Today Saintseneca has released their first new single since mid 2019, a heartfelt track titled “All You’ve Got Is Everyone”. “Here’s to hoping that Auld Lang Syne will keep old anxieties gone,” Little ruminates in the song.
The Besnard Lakes Share New Single 'Feuds With Guns'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 29, 2020
The Besnard Lakes will release their new album, The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings on January 29. Today the magisterial Montreal psych rock band offers fans a holiday treat by way of new single “Feuds With Guns.”
Third Rail Presents #ENOUGH: Plays To End Gun Violence
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2020
THIRD RAIL REPERTORY THEATRE has announced its participation in the Nationwide Reading of the seven winning plays of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence, a national short play competition for middle and high school students. On December 14, 2020 — the 8-year remembrance of the shootings at Sandy Hook — the winning titles will be performed at THIRD RAIL and over 48 other theatres and schools across the country and abroad.
Azuka Theatre, InterAct and the Philadelphia Dramatists Guild Join Nationwide #ENOUGH Premiere to End Gun Violence
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2020
Azuka Theatre, InterAct Theatre Company and the Philadelphia Region of the Dramatists Guild of America announce their participation in the Nationwide Reading of the seven winning plays of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence, a national short play competition for middle and high school students. On December 14, 2020 -- the 8-year remembrance of the shootings at Sandy Hook -- the winning titles will be performed on Zoom in Philadelphia and at nearly 50 other theatres and schools across the country and abroad.
BWW Interview: Betty Buckley Opens Up About Her Fight to Reclaim 'Memory' from Donald Trump
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 28, 2020
One of Broadway's most iconic anthems has been turned into a Trump campaign rallying cry, and Betty Buckley isn't having it. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, despite being served a cease-and-desist order this summer from composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Trump campaign has continued to use Buckley's rendition of 'Memory,' at rallies across the country.
24th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Meet Audiences on Stage and Screens in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2020
The 24th edition of the Istanbul Theatre Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Koç Holding Energy Group Companies Aygaz, Opet and Tüpraş, will be held between 14 November and 1 December 2020 both on stage and online with a hybrid programme.
National Theatre Of Scotland Announces New Digital And Streamed Theatre Projects
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2020
The National Theatre of Scotland is set to continue its new work over the coming months, with an innovative mix of streamed theatre and digital projects, including two new productions from leading Scottish creatives Hannah Lavery and Adura Onashile, both addressing urgent contemporary and historical issues around race in Scotland today.